Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Why This Opportunity

Join an established organization in a newly created Payroll & Benefits Administrator role where you can take ownership of payroll operations, gain exposure to benefits administration, and work closely with experienced HR leadership. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your expertise while helping strengthen a growing payroll and benefits function.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established organization with operations across multiple states. Known for its strong culture, operational excellence, and commitment to its employees, the company supports a diverse workforce and has experienced steady growth over the years. This position is based Northern Virginia and offers the opportunity to join a collaborative and highly respected HR team.

About the Payroll & Benefits Administrator Role

The Payroll & Benefits Administrator will support payroll processing and benefits administration for a multi-state workforce. This newly created position was added to provide additional capacity within a busy and growing HR function.

Reporting to a senior HR leader, the Payroll & Benefits Administrator will work closely with dedicated payroll and benefits professionals. The role will primarily focus on biweekly payroll while providing backup support for other payroll cycles, affiliated entities, and benefits activities. This position offers the opportunity to strengthen payroll processes, improve accuracy, and expand your knowledge of benefits administration and compliance.

Role Responsibilities

• Process and support weekly and biweekly payroll cycles using UKG
• Enter and review employee hours, earnings, deductions, taxes, and payroll changes
• Audit payroll data before processing to identify errors and resolve discrepancies
• Support payroll for employees working across multiple states
• Research payroll tax questions and assist with tax reporting and reconciliations
• Help manage benefits enrollments, employee terminations, changes, and general questions
• Maintain accurate payroll records, reports, documentation, and internal controls
• Provide backup payroll and benefits support for multiple affiliated business entities

Qualifications

• At least three years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Experience processing weekly, biweekly, or similarly complex payroll cycles
• Understanding of multi-state payroll requirements and payroll taxes
• Experience with a large payroll platform such as UKG, ADP, Dayforce, or a comparable system
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to audit payroll data accurately
• Exposure to benefits administration, including enrollments, terminations, and employee questions
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a multi-company or multi-entity environment
• Bachelor's degree is helpful but not required

Experience supporting payroll in California or another highly regulated state would be especially valuable.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Newly created position with the opportunity to help shape the role
• Direct exposure to experienced HR leadership
• Opportunity to deepen both payroll and benefits expertise
• Stable organization with an established national presence
• Collaborative team with dedicated payroll and benefits professionals
• Open to either a direct-hire or temp-to-hire employment path

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds interesting but your background does not align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We would welcome the opportunity to connect, learn more about your experience, and discuss how your payroll background could contribute to this growing team.